American realism and American drama, 1880-1940
By: Brenda Murphy.
Series: Cambridge studies in American literature and culture
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Realism in literature.; American drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Description: The importance of native American realism is traced through a study of the evolution of dramatic theory from the early 1890s through World War I and the uniquely American innovations in realistic drama between world wars.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 210-226.
Includes index.